Ok, so we know that elevated hematocrit has implications for strokes, heart attacks, etc, but I've personally stumbled upon a strange phenomena where it affects my mental health/social skills.
Background: Been on TRT for about 3 yrs now. Currently on Sustanon 250, and inject twice per week at approx 100-125mg in total. I've always had HCT/RBC in the high range (usually just over).
I began to donate blood to deal with the high HCT/RBC (usually about twice per year). I gradually noticed that if I hadn't donated for a while, my mental health/social skills deteriorated considerably.
What do I mean by this? Well, in social situations I would say things that weren't called for (ie telling people about personal stuff that was unwarranted). Put basically, my social skills/nous went out the window. I can only desribe it as being autistic, or somebody with aspergers (I've known people with these conditions, so could spot it in myself). But here's where things get interesting; when I started donating blood I'd feel back to normal again. Normal in the sense that I could conduct myself proper in social situations. No more saying strange/inappropriate things, just being more in tune socially.
The other strange aspect is when I haven't donated for awhile is that my depression gets worse. I also become more pessimistic, and things I used to find joy in would seem, well, joyless. But once I donated blood, I'd be fine again.
This seems to cycle, and feeling ok and normal would last about 2 - 3 months after donating blood. This all seems to correspond with my HCT/RBC levels, ie when it rises the symptoms described come back.
Anyway, I've put this post up to hopefully get some answers, and also some of you out there might recognize what I'm going through.
Background: Been on TRT for about 3 yrs now. Currently on Sustanon 250, and inject twice per week at approx 100-125mg in total. I've always had HCT/RBC in the high range (usually just over).
I began to donate blood to deal with the high HCT/RBC (usually about twice per year). I gradually noticed that if I hadn't donated for a while, my mental health/social skills deteriorated considerably.
What do I mean by this? Well, in social situations I would say things that weren't called for (ie telling people about personal stuff that was unwarranted). Put basically, my social skills/nous went out the window. I can only desribe it as being autistic, or somebody with aspergers (I've known people with these conditions, so could spot it in myself). But here's where things get interesting; when I started donating blood I'd feel back to normal again. Normal in the sense that I could conduct myself proper in social situations. No more saying strange/inappropriate things, just being more in tune socially.
The other strange aspect is when I haven't donated for awhile is that my depression gets worse. I also become more pessimistic, and things I used to find joy in would seem, well, joyless. But once I donated blood, I'd be fine again.
This seems to cycle, and feeling ok and normal would last about 2 - 3 months after donating blood. This all seems to correspond with my HCT/RBC levels, ie when it rises the symptoms described come back.
Anyway, I've put this post up to hopefully get some answers, and also some of you out there might recognize what I'm going through.
